Stopper for ink-bottles



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN AMES, OF NEW IPSWIGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

STOPPER FOR INK-BOTTLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 53,390, dated March 27,1866.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, MARTIN AMES, of NewIpswich, in'the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, haveinvented a new and Improved Stopper or Cap for Ink-Bottles or Inkstands;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is aplan or top viewof my invention in an open state; Fig. 2, a side view of the same in aclosed state; Fig. 3, a vertical section of the stopper or cap, taken inthe line x x, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in Stoppers orcaps for portable or pocket ink-bottles or inkstands; and it consists ina novel catch or fastening, whereby the stopper or cap cannot becasually unfastened, however carelessly it may be carried in the pocket.

A represents an ink-bottle, which may be constructed of glass or anyother suitable material, and has its neck inclosed bya collar, et, ofmetal, with an upright fixed catch, B, secured within it.

C represents a lid or cap, which is secured to the collar a by a hinge,I). This lid or cap is rather greater in diameter than the collar a, andit is provided internally at its lower end with a ange, c, in 'which anopening, d, is made to receive the catch B when the lid or cap C isclosed or shut down.

The iiange c, when the lid or cap O is closed or shut down, rests upon ashoulder, c", on the collar a, and upon the top of the neck of thebottle the stopper e is pressedby a spring, g, within the lid or cap,the stopper e being a circular plate tted within the lid or cap. Thisstopper, with its spring, is an old device and in common use, andtherefore does not require a minute description.

The hinge ofthe lid or cap C has its pintle considerably longer than theeye t', which is tted upon it, and on the pintle there is fitted aspiral spring,j, which has a tendency to keep the eye t' in contact withone of the bearin gs lc of the hinge. (See Fig. l.) This springarrangement of the hinge b admits ot'- a lateral movement or adjustmentof the lid or cap, so that the catch B may enter the opening d and catchover the edge of the ange c when the lid or cap is closed or shut down,and also admits of the lid or cap being turned, so that the edge of theiiange may clear the catch B, to admit of the lid or cap being thrownopen under the action of spring g.

By this arrangement the lid or cap is provided With a very reliablefastening, one which cannot become casually disengaged or unfastened,and whichwill admit of the lid or cap being readily unfastened or openedwhenever required.

I do not claim the pressure-plate or stopper e, for that is an old andwell-known device; but

I do claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The Xed catchB, connected with the collar a., in combination with the lid or cap G,provided with an internal ange, c, having a hole, d, in it, or any otherequivalent means for the catch B to engage with, and also provided witha pressure-stopper, e, said lid or cap being connected with the collar aby a hinge, b,

arranged with a spring, j, to admit of a lateral movement or adjustmentot' the lid or cap,

substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

MARTIN AMES.

Witnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON, C. L. TOPLIFE.

